On September 3, 2010, the Commission received a petition from Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy (Xcel) for approval of a revised Environmental Cost Recovery Rider Adjustment Factor for 2011 and approval of the tracker report for approved environmental expenditures and revenues received since the implementation of the first adjustment factor that became effective on February 1, 2009. The Company proposes a January 1, 2011, effective date.

On September 3, 2010, the Commission received an application by MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) for approval to continue its Incentive Gas Supply Procurement Plan (IGSPP). This program was initially approved by the Commission for a three-year period in 1995, and was approved for another three-year period with modifications again in 1999 and 2002. The plan was then approved for a five-year period with modifications in 2005. This filing proposes to further extend application of the plan, with modifications, to be effective for a three-year period through October 31, 2013. The IGSPP compares actual gas supply costs to a benchmark and allows for a sharing of the difference between ratepayers and MidAmerican.

On September 2, 2010, the Commission received a complaint from Pipeline Safety Staff (Staff) against South Dakota Natural Gas Company (Company) for violations of 49 CFR 192. Staff identified a compliance issue on or about August 4, 2009. Although the Company agreed to a resolution of said issue, it has not completed the necessary work to date. Staff requests the Commission issue an Order of Compliance, with all necessary work to be completed no later than September 20, 2010. If compliance is not obtained, Staff requests the Commission to obtain a civil penalty and pipeline shutdown until operational compliance is achieved.

On September 3, 2010, the Commission received a petition from Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and its subsidiaries and affiliates offering commercial mobile radio services in South Dakota (Verizon Wireless), to amend and consolidate the eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designations currently held separately in the name of WWC License, LLC and RCC Minnesota, Inc. in the state of South Dakota to reflect Cellco Partnership and its affiliated legal entities as the designated entity. Verizon Wireless requests that amendment and consolidation of the ETC designations be deemed effective immediately. Verizon Wireless further requests that the partial relinquishment of its ETC status in the Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. Study Area Code 391659 be deemed effective immediately.